Most of my time spent photographing birds at Fort De Soto County Park was in the early morning hours but the times I photographed in the evenings were just as magical. The light around sunrise and sunset is “sweet light” for bird photography and whenever possible I try to find birds in that light. The sun angle is low and the light on birds at sunset seems to make them glow.

The tide was rushing out of the tidal lagoon very quickly when I photographed this Roseate Spoonbill at the “Magic Hour” and the light on the Spoonbill and the Spartina behind it enchanted me. I hope that it enchants you too.

8 Comments

Keith Nichols
March 30, 2014 at 8:29 pm

Beautiful photo.

Jolanta
March 29, 2014 at 2:10 pm

Just beautiful

Patty Chadwick
March 29, 2014 at 2:02 pm

I didn’t realize others used the term “sweet light”…it describes the light at that particular time of day (morning and afternoon) so well…enough light for crisp detail, but a soft, almost magical glow…no harsh shadows but enoughshadow to define colors and the detail of things well…That’s a wonderful image of an unusual but stately bird.